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28.9.07

Parvez Sharma on The Huffington Post

I have just returned from Brazil, to find my initial comments on Msrs. Ahmadi Nejad and Bollinger up and running on The Huffington Post-with many readers already sending in comments. Watch this space and The Huffington Post for updates and to read my blog click on this link below.

2 comments:

Parvez;I while I understand that Ahmenidejad seems to want to deny that homosexuality exists in Iran, that is not exactly what he said. He said that homosexuality does not exist in Iran "like it does in your country (the United States)." On the radio today, you seemed to agree with the other interviewee that open homosexuality with a cultural component of free expression does not exist in the Muslim world generally. Thus, technically, Ahmedinejad would be correct. The question obviously is whether or not he was trying to say this or not--which I really have no way of knowing since the US media and the audience did not seem to allow him to talk once he made the aforementioned comment which could have more than one meaning.

In any event, your book and film are certainly welcome. Your desire to create a more nuanced view for people in the west regarding the Islamic world and homosexuality are much needed. Thank you.....Dennis Dixon

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